when little kids ask me what happened, i tell them i told my mother 'no' when she asked me to do something. for adults i usually say, 'i thought my wife said 'stand up' but she really said 'shut up'.
-----Original Message----- From: Veranda Escobar <[email protected]> To: Margarita Elizondo <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Sep 25, 2009 12:08 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Violence & SCI people always ask me the same thing and when i say i've been shot they start to ask more questions so i just got use to saying when i was 17 i was shot by my x boyfriend.not that i have to explain,but i don't mind since i am a speak about violence in community. From: Margarita Elizondo <[email protected]> To: QUAD-LIST <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 12:16:17 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Violence & SCI People always ask, "What's wrong with you?", or "Car accident?". Had to become immune to my sad story, especially since my reply, "I was shot.", causes mixed reactions. Mostly, "What did you do to get shot?" ? I was not surprised, saddened to read the statistics on violence being the fastest growing cause for SCI (read link) ?http://www.sci-info-pages.com/facts.html ? ? ? Maggie Elizondo???C/6-7
